tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721692250615717292018-03-06T13:50:34.073-05:00fabulous fieldsCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-4455018505759778872009-08-24T09:37:00.000-04:002009-08-24T09:39:26.396-04:00Lost and FoundChris lost a $100 bill last night....we both lost sleep...UGH! He even went back out to try to find it at midnight. We were stressing! I am happy to report that it has been found! It was on the floor at work...and NO ONE saw it! YAY!<br /><br />ps: today is the first day of school! I will post pictures later!!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-25611300124578620692009-08-12T09:32:00.003-04:002009-08-12T10:11:41.513-04:00From the Ground up...We teach our kids to walk....we teach them to talk...we teach them to love...(this isn't a poem-stick with me)....we teach them to eat.....basically we teach them everything they know. This is the way it is designed....the problem is...more and more in this time we are in....we teach kids not to appreciate anything. I see everyday kids in stores telling their parents how to be parents....telling their parents how to spend their money...telling their parents what they will and will NOT do in no uncertain terms...it baffles me. I am not a perfect parent...far from it...i really think that we have to wonder why our economy is this way...when kids have no value of a dollar. Ask the kids around you how much they think things cost? they have no idea.<br />i think that we have spoiled our kids, and are in fact perpetuating the problem. how do we expect to fix this whole economic crisis....are we starting from the ground up...when a hurricane comes and the whole house blows away you don't start from the top and go down...you start from the foundation, and rebuild even stronger...so why aren't we focusing on our kids...kids are required to take soooo many math classes and even foreign language but there are essentially no classes in our public school system that promote the education of financial responsibility.....we teach kids what each nomination means....maybe we teach them which president is on what coin or bill...we teach them to add....subtract...but basically that is it. Why aren't we teaching them to balance a check book. why aren't we teaching them to budget, how to save...what the differences are between one account over another...how the stock market works....how to know if you can truly afford something...what to do if you come into an emergency...how credit cards work. i mean...if they government would invest some money into teaching how it works...we wouldn't need universal health care, or government bail outs...we wouldn't need all millions and million of taxpayer dollars going to sue the CEO's of these corporations that screwed people out of money...the stocks wouldn't be in such a mess...the list really is endless as to the things that over the next few years this would alleviate...these kids would pass this down to their kids as they grow up...etc.....etc....I know there is no perfect fix, but trying to teach these adults...well you have heard the old dog new trick thing right?...so lets make this worth our wild...lets start with teaching our own children the value of a dollar...including them in family decisions...since when is family budget so taboo...and no one wants to tell their kids they can't afford something...nooo just going into credit card debt it better right?....ok.....what about Christmas....do your kids need all those toys...i know mine barely touches his....what about teaching them to give to charity...what about giving them savings bonds....what about giving them some cash and showing them how to get the most for it...wouldn't that lesson go a lot longer than a playstation game....wouldn't that be a nice family experience, instead of your kids being hulled up in their rooms playing video games(don't even get me started on the obesity problem)...I think as parents....as americans it is time we take this problem into our own hands and start from the ground up....teach your children....or before you point ONE finger at BUSH or OBAMA...or your neighbor who has lost their home....look in the mirror. WHAT have you done to help?!?!?!?Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-25533723751489745872009-08-10T22:52:00.002-04:002009-08-10T22:57:45.209-04:00You know it's HOT when...on your nightly walk around the block you cross the street to walk through the neighbors sprinkler system, instead of crossing to avoid it!<br /> <br />Hottest day of the year today....99...with the heat index well over THAT!!!!<br /><br />MISERABLE!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-75812695765481250362009-08-10T10:17:00.003-04:002009-08-10T10:24:15.440-04:00NoT mE mOnDaY!!!!!<center> <a href="http://www.mycharmingkids.net/"> <img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/NotMeMondayButtonV6copy.jpg"/> </a></center> <br />1. I did not work over 65 hours outside of my house this week<br />2. I didn't still find the time to play with my son in the pool.<br />3. I am not making excuses to put off his haircut as LONG as i can before school starts because it is AWFUL!<br />4. I did not let him eat pancakes, ice cream and cheez its for breakfast because that is what he wanted.<br />5. I have not been so busy that I haven't seen my husband for even one meal this week. <br />6. I didn't throw about 5 fast food cups away from my car just yesterday...because i don't eat out that much in one week!<br />7.I am not secretly counting the days till school starts because I don't absolutely need a BREAK!<br />8. The one night my husband and I were together at home(well past 9pm) we didn't both nearly KILL each other in a hilarious story below!<br /> Post you NOT ME Monday and link on over to MckMama's page for a great giveaway too! Come on..share!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-33417895801886292722009-08-10T10:15:00.000-04:002009-08-10T10:17:06.441-04:00On the rocks!So, tonight Chris being the good husband that he is agreed to refill my water. He got out of bed, hurried into the kitchen not stopping to turn on lights...he opened the freezer... put more ice in my cup.. turned to the sink...filled the cup with water...he then turned to return to the bed and BAMMM! He ran face first into the still open freezer door. He panicked and thought someone had hit him, because after all it was dark and he thought the freezer door had shut on it's own...he squished the cup in his haze and the icy cold water ejected from the cup all over himself and the tile kitchen floor. Me, still laying in bed, heard a loud noise, but didn't make much of it.... Chris came walking into the bedroom zombie style a few minutes later, the look on his face was half horror/half amusement. After coaxing the story out of him,because he knew I would make fun of him and DIE laughing,we noticed hi nose was starting to swell. BUT, I decided, this story had to be shared. I called my friend Jess, because if anyone could get why this situation was so funny, it would be her. So, as she and I are laughing our butts off on the phone, Chris calls me into the kitchen. I, still cracking up, tell Jess there is more apparently because he is calling me to come to the kitchen. As I round the corner from the living room to the kitchen I see that he has hit the fridge SO hard that it is out in the middle of the floor.I stepped into the kitchen further to see just how far, and the minute my foot hit the WET TILE, I went ass over tea kettle onto the floor as my phone went sailing across the Kitchen, sending Chris into Hysterics!!! I try to explain to Jess what has just transpired, and now we are all 3 laughing even harder!!!! More water is fetched,dangerous kitchen floor is returned to it's typical safe condition, and Jess goes back to watching her movie. Chris and I are still laughing!<br />Did I mention Chris was NAKED though this whole thing???<br />Just ANOTHER Wednesday night at the Fields house!!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-61031915984910460192009-08-01T09:07:00.002-04:002009-08-01T09:12:43.872-04:00Blogoversary TODAY!!!YAY!!!! Happy One Year Blogoversary to me!!!! How exciting!Even though this summer is just crazy busy and I haven't had time to blog as much...and really there aren't many people who read this. Mostly just family and real life friends...but all in all it has been a fun year...it has been fun to look back and and see where we were a year ago! Thanks!!! <br />ps: I actually had a pretty cool prize to give away...but then I realized that was just stupid with all 2 of you out there! LOLCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-27479244325941768472009-07-30T11:42:00.003-04:002009-07-30T11:55:07.561-04:00Choices....make em' wisely!IN 1984 when Michael Jordan was first being drafted into the NBA...he was passed up...not once but twice. Both of the men drafted before him had long careers in the NBA...one was inducted into the Hall of fame.BUT...Neither of them EVER came close to being Michael Jordan! No one then, or since then has risen to the level of talent and fame as Michael Jordan!<br />Lessons here:Make your choices wisely...and if you aren't someone's first choice, it doesn't mean you aren't the best choice.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-77009739442843236572009-07-15T09:36:00.002-04:002009-07-15T09:41:31.927-04:00I'm still alive...and thanks!Sorry I haven't been posting much. I have gotten e-mails asking if everything is okay, and YES, everything is great. It is just because it's summer at the beach and that means my life is REALLY REALLY BUSY!!!!! I have lots of great posts to share soon!<br /><br />ps: We raised over $8000 for our charity! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I will share pictures of our volunteering soon!<br />pss: CORRECTION...I just checked the website...and we actually raised over $10000 as a Region! You guys ROCK!!!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-35509762807014602992009-07-09T10:35:00.002-04:002009-07-09T10:39:18.948-04:00GKTW Charity Fundraiser TONIGHT!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SlYA9zHbMuI/AAAAAAAAAW0/xCpg6GcW3Rc/s1600-h/GKTW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 84px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SlYA9zHbMuI/AAAAAAAAAW0/xCpg6GcW3Rc/s400/GKTW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356469868497154786" /></a><br /> <br />If you live in the Myrtle Beach area please come out to Buffalo Wild Wings in Carolina Forest tonight from 5-9 to help us raise money for Give Kids the World. It is an amazing charity that helps terminally ill children and their families. 10% of any food receipts that we collect will be donated to the Charity. Donations will also be accepted on site and via the web @ www.firstgiving.com/fr3. Please enter tracking code 3215 in the comments section. EVERY TINY BIT HELPS....<br /><br />Also: If you agreed to bring stuff for the second event on Saturday I would Like to have it by tomorrow night!!!! I will be at my store all day so just come by there, or the store on 501~Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-39918407421468982192009-07-01T12:27:00.002-04:002009-07-01T12:46:18.534-04:00Mad as FireHave you EVER been SOOOO mad that you couldn't think straight? You know the mad, that just makes a different side of you come out? It makes you truly throw caution to the wind, and no matter who is around or where you are, you don't care because you are <span style="font-style:italic;">THAT MAD</span>? Me too!<br />But have you ever been THAT MAD and then done or said something that just ruins it?<br />Like slam open a door as you storm through it, only to have it bounce off the wall at 100mph and slam you in the face? Or, have you gone to grab something that contains a cord or string, only you weren't thinking about that and therefore get whipped with the cord;most likely in the face! Or have you started to YELL at someone, be it the person who made you mad or just some innocent bystander, and you miss speak and it went from being an angry out lash to fighting back laughter, because lets face it saying assher instead of asshole, is funny! <br />I know everyone has been there...and it makes you even more mad.<br />But watching someone else do this....is just hilarious!!! FYI!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-77671719133497669892009-06-29T12:49:00.003-04:002009-06-29T12:55:57.463-04:00Chatting with my ChildMe: Koby, how old are you?<br />Koby: ten(giggling)<br />Me: Koby you are not Ten...How old are you?<br />Koby: Bubble(giggling)<br />Me: Bubble is not an age child, how old are you Koby?<br />Koby:(now laughing hard)Off<br />Me: NO...you are 1...<br />Koby: (Now serious)...Por(while holding his little fingers up on his right hand with his little thumb tucked in)<br />Me: Yes, you are four(while laughing because he was clearly offended by my saying he was 1!)Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-44434012985776957362009-06-26T12:17:00.002-04:002009-06-26T13:41:07.195-04:00The last shot...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3ljiKNOI/AAAAAAAAAWc/Q3MFCVatbFw/s1600-h/P2120011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3ljiKNOI/AAAAAAAAAWc/Q3MFCVatbFw/s400/P2120011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351674481788728546" /></a><br /> One year old<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3lXyLmxI/AAAAAAAAAWU/8susfQ3xxTw/s1600-h/000_0106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3lXyLmxI/AAAAAAAAAWU/8susfQ3xxTw/s400/000_0106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351674478634703634" /></a><br /> 2 Years old<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3k03jWlI/AAAAAAAAAWE/CYSFdiowxEI/s1600-h/me+and+Koby+sky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3k03jWlI/AAAAAAAAAWE/CYSFdiowxEI/s400/me+and+Koby+sky.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351674469261990482" /></a><br /> 3.5 Years old<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3lK0TMEI/AAAAAAAAAWM/R0Lym5C6m1o/s1600-h/100_2775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SkT3lK0TMEI/AAAAAAAAAWM/R0Lym5C6m1o/s400/100_2775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351674475153928258" /></a><br /> 4.5 years old<br /><br />I really hope this isn't the last year! He is growing too fast!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-86009049150600205502009-06-24T19:16:00.000-04:002009-06-24T19:23:03.554-04:00One of the FUNNIEST things I have EVER seen!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X4c1zyN4PFw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X4c1zyN4PFw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-16611454321791470472009-06-19T10:40:00.003-04:002009-06-19T11:08:18.893-04:00GIVE KIDS THE WORLDI am so excited to announce that a group of friends and I have decided to raise money for this AWESOME charity. If you don't know anything about Give Kids The World(GKTW),it is a village located in Orlando Florida that provides all-expenses paid vacations for entire families of children with life-threatening illness. <br />This cause really hits home for me because I have had several friends who have been able to go and stay at the GKTW village and take vacations they otherwise wouldn't have been able to take. We have set our group goal to raise for 40K dollars. WE are spread all over the south and southeast of the country, and also in Puerto Rico, so this number is achievable. We are collecting the monies now through the 12th of July and on the 15th of July a group of us are going there and volunteering as well as giving them an oversized cardboard check for the total amount(which they will already have because it oes directly to their account). You can watch NUMEROUS accounts of families who have visited the village on Youtube. It will leave you and tears and take away ANY question as to WHY we choose THIS charity, to help make a difference. <br />SO, I come to ALL of you today and ask you to PLEASE PLEASE donate to this cause. My friends and I set up a page using firstgiving.com so you can give with out any question of "does this REALLY go to GKTW or is this a scam?" ALL you have to do is ask yourself, can I do without my AM Latte one day, can I give a dollar I have in change beneath my couch cushions. Can I take my lunch this week instead of spending $10 dollars a day. WHAT small sacrifice can I make, that will make a huge difference for families, who literally LIVE in hospitals, and the last thing they EVER think about is vacation. Can you be the one to put the smile on the face of those kids?<br /><br />If You answered YES, here is how to do so IN three easy steps.<br />1. Go to www.firstgiving.com/fr3<br />2.Pledge your amount and enter your name<br />3.We ask you to please enter 3215 in the comments section(our volunteer group number). <br />THAT'S IT!!!!!!<br />It is a totally tax deductible donation. It is AUTOMATICALLY deposited into the GKTW account, so no hands but yours and theirs ever touch that money! THANK YOU if nothing else for reading this! Our goal is obviously to donate as much money as we can, but also to raise awareness for GKTW,as it has already helped over 90,000 families from ALL OVER THE WORLD!<br /><br />ps: PLEASE Link this to your site, or re-post it with ou firstgiving site from above, with your own experiences from GKTW!<br /><br />Let me know if there are any questions! THANKS!!!!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-41928438767338015732009-06-02T22:13:00.003-04:002009-06-02T22:18:12.743-04:00Bienvenido a Miami...coming soon!I am really excited about traveling to Miami soon! I have never been to Miami! YAY! It is for work, but really I love my job so that is exciting too! AND I get to meet some fabulous people that I have never met but love via phone! It is strange, but true! I can't wait!!! You always wonder what people will be like. You know the ones that you have only met on the phone! I am sure they wonder too! I will keep you updated as I am sure it will be interesting!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-91253990083098524652009-05-22T17:33:00.003-04:002009-05-22T17:45:17.787-04:00This one takes the Cake! (buh dun chee)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/Shca9VHm3EI/AAAAAAAAAV8/shZdPxol5dw/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/Shca9VHm3EI/AAAAAAAAAV8/shZdPxol5dw/s400/cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338765524214406210" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><br />This is a REAL cake bought by a Mother who's blog I LOVE!This was seriously for her oldest dauhters Birthday! Go check her blog out and read more about this cake that she PAID FOR, (HAHAHAH) and many other hilarious, heartwarming and Preppy stories she has!Just <a href="http://tickledpinkandgreen.blogspot.com/"> CLICK HERE!!!!</a>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-39475940147122747602009-05-21T16:15:00.001-04:002009-05-21T16:16:20.441-04:00A Memorial Day Giveaway!Kaye is giving away some really cool tiles for Memorial Day weekend! Go check her out <a href="http://kkskreations.blogspot.com/2009/05/3-2-1-giveaway.html">here</a> and you can win them for yourself too!!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-67189619216048608322009-05-20T22:46:00.002-04:002009-05-20T22:51:17.838-04:00Good News and Bad NewsGood News: Koby cracked me up today when he took my flash drive (which is on a <br />lanyard) put it around his neck, and tried to blow it like a whistle. Hilarious!<br /><br />Bad News: My Laptop is now missing, U G Shift and something else I haven't yet determined. They were simultaneously plucked off by tiny, Simean creased hands, while we were watching Hannah Montana's dance lesson on You tube. And they sooo aren't goin back on! ARGHHHH!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-25602326615755295172009-05-20T11:48:00.002-04:002009-05-20T12:30:31.062-04:00I lost KobyIt was the most terrifying thing that has ever happened. Period. I never thought it would happen to me.<br />I went to the bathroom,to pee. IN the approximately minute it took for me to pee...he was gone.<br />I walked through the living room. Saw Koby sitting on the coffee table watching High school musical 2. Glanced at the door and made sure Chris had locked it when he left.It was locked.I continued down the hallway, through my bedroom and into my bathroom, I turned the light on, pulled my pants down, remember thinking as I sat, oh this is my favorite song on HSM2,peed, and pulled my pants up and flushed. I went back through my room, up the hallway, and PANIC! The front door was wide Open. I looked to the left through the living room No Koby,PANIC! I looked to see if Chris's car was there, thinking he must have come in for lunch or something, it wasn't there. PANIC! How did the door get open and how didn't I hear it? It squeeks a little bit so I should have heard it...OMG PANIC! I walk out the door thinking he will be on the porch, in the yard, or the driveway, I mean it couldn't have been more than a minute or two, he couldn't have gotten too far. He isn't on the porch,PANIC! He isn't in the front yard, PANIC, he isn't isn't the driveway,OMG! I start SCREAMING his name running around the block and I don't see him at all! He is GONE! I start thinking someone had to take him because why else would he be so far away? I call Chris PANICKING and tell him to get home ASAP because I can't find Koby. He hangs up and is on his way, I am now shaking uncontrollably. I run down the street the other way, but with no shoes on, I decide I better get in the car and call the police. I run back down to my house, my heart is beating out of my chest, tears are involuntarily running down my face. Still shaking I reach inside the door to my purse and grab my keys. I grab my phone again, to call the police.Wait, I decide I better just double check inside that he isn't hiding anywhere.I run through my house screaming for Koby, NOTHING. So I run back outside with keys and phone in hand, and head for my car. Just as I am about to open the door,and call the police, I see something,WAY WAY down the street running back towards me. I run out into the street, sayin' PLEASE GOD LET THIS BE KOBY! I squint and take a few steps forward shielding my eyes from the sun.I can't tell if it's a do or a person, or what?THEN I see IT! His little bare feet, and pajama clad body running fast towards me, yelling Mama, and laughing...I literally can't move for a second. I realize at this point how panicked I was! I then RUN after him and my mind is racing. Do I hug him, spank him, yell at him, or kiss him.I think I did all of the above. I carry him back home the whole time, thanking God for letting him come back.Chris calls to see if I had found him yet. I tell him I did, and he is of course upset with me for losing him, and I am upset enough without his fear filled words crashing down on me. I held Koby for a minute but I seriously thought I was going to have a heart attack or pass out as I couldn't stop shaking and I could hear my heart beating LOUDLY in my ears. So I put him in his room, with some toys and a video, for a minute.It is his nap time anyway. And I just want to keep him where I KNOW he is safe, for a MINUTE!<br />It has been about an hour since this happened.It seems surreal. I am still shaking horribly. I can't catch my breath,and I feel like the worst mother ever. It was honestly the most horrible experience of my life! I pray NO ONE ever has to go through this! My house is soon to be laden with Ft. Knox type locks, alarms and security to ensure we NEVER go through this again! Terrifying. I thought I had checked everything. I thought he knew better. I thought he was safe. All in a FLASH I could have lost EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-30362375657214201712009-05-19T20:40:00.002-04:002009-05-19T20:42:23.201-04:00D-O-W-N S-Y-N-D-R-O-M-EIt is Down syndrome.<br />Not Downs syndrome<br />Down's Syndrome<br />Down Syndromes<br />Downs Syndromes<br />Down<br />Downs<br />Down's<br />NO!<br />Just Down syndrome...or Trisomy 21...or T21 for short!<br />Koby wanted me to clarify!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-71490009805153391952009-05-13T13:39:00.002-04:002009-05-13T13:50:58.446-04:00Omnicef,Ciprodex,tylenol OH MY!Yep....Ear infections are back! What we once thought to be a thing of the past, has reared it's ugly oozing head yet again! Koby woke up this morning and I noticed his ear was draining. UGH! Didn't we get tubes for that? Twice? Well, off we went to the Ped.office. He has an ear infection and it is so bad she is giving him Omnicef(oral antibiotic) and Ciprodex(an otic antibiotic aka Ear drops) and then some Tylenol for pain. Now. If I could just get him to take the dang medicine, THAT would be FABULOUS!!!<br /><br />ps: why does my child have to act like a FOOL at the DR? Just asking!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-65732946812426294922009-05-11T19:00:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:00:06.869-04:00HILARIOUS commercial!!!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MOBdTP9ZB-I&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MOBdTP9ZB-I&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />One of the FUNNIEST commercials I have EVER seen!!!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-2421827818538344202009-05-11T13:44:00.000-04:002009-05-11T13:45:27.384-04:00Plasticville<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZHI8IJAx0K8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZHI8IJAx0K8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I think JT is the funniest celeb on SNL! This just cracked me up!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-41581227921341540692009-05-11T11:22:00.012-04:002009-05-11T11:51:00.119-04:00Our recent life in Pictures!About 3 weeks ago...we got a puppy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghDRbGK58I/AAAAAAAAAUw/JpQFujzlsTc/s1600-h/100_2711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghDRbGK58I/AAAAAAAAAUw/JpQFujzlsTc/s400/100_2711.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334587725230827458" /></a><br />Koby obviously loves him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghDrWhA8dI/AAAAAAAAAU4/yiLDr1H-few/s1600-h/100_2715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghDrWhA8dI/AAAAAAAAAU4/yiLDr1H-few/s400/100_2715.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334588170677842386" /></a><br />His name is BEN. He is a Siberian Husky! He is such a great puppy! I just love him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghEm_1mWkI/AAAAAAAAAVA/COL5p3txdmQ/s1600-h/100_2726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghEm_1mWkI/AAAAAAAAAVA/COL5p3txdmQ/s400/100_2726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334589195382315586" /></a><br />He is growing so fast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghFDGvQ9vI/AAAAAAAAAVI/RFfcHlZwlgY/s1600-h/100_2732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghFDGvQ9vI/AAAAAAAAAVI/RFfcHlZwlgY/s400/100_2732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334589678271133426" /></a><br />He had his first check up today! He is healthy! YAY!!!<br /><br />Chris and I enjoyed the beach yesterday for Mothers Day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghFyznPQBI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/qvyowx0_MVw/s1600-h/100_2638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghFyznPQBI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/qvyowx0_MVw/s400/100_2638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334590497770913810" /></a><br />Here is me after a day in the sun.Ignore the way I look in the bathingsuit...this is for color purposes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghGP7SMF-I/AAAAAAAAAVY/45tDxeF8FsA/s1600-h/100_2718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghGP7SMF-I/AAAAAAAAAVY/45tDxeF8FsA/s400/100_2718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334590998046316514" /></a><br />Here is what My POOR husband looks like after a day in the sun! OUCH!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghHiMNdjZI/AAAAAAAAAVg/yyIeY0Ddtcc/s1600-h/100_2733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghHiMNdjZI/AAAAAAAAAVg/yyIeY0Ddtcc/s400/100_2733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334592411339165074" /></a><br />The flowers Koby made me at school for mothers day! LOVE THEM!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghH3LDsJWI/AAAAAAAAAVo/HNpqHiQXgtw/s1600-h/100_2734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghH3LDsJWI/AAAAAAAAAVo/HNpqHiQXgtw/s400/100_2734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334592771806995810" /></a><br />THIS is sooo sweet! He made this at school too! I am going to frame it! I LOVE hand prints from him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghIK6ffzPI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FzHATtvRSRE/s1600-h/100_2735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghIK6ffzPI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FzHATtvRSRE/s400/100_2735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334593110957608178" /></a><br />More Mothers Day flowers from Koby!!!!<br /><br />Well, that is about it! For now! I have a busy busy week this week! I have a selling skills workshop to finish preparing and teach!<br />OHHH and En Vogue is on the View right now!!!! Gotta go! (never gonna get it, never gonna get it!)Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672169225061571729.post-87699597267453153172009-05-11T11:12:00.003-04:002009-05-11T11:22:16.624-04:00Mothers Day !I couldn't wait to get my drivers license...now I hate driving!<br />I couldn't wait to graduate so I could work...now I can't wait for vacation days!<br />I couldn't wait to have my own house...now I hate making that payment!<br />I couldn't wait to get married...now I realize it is such hard work!<br />I couldn't wait to have a baby...and I LOVE being a MOM!<br /><br />It is the most amazing blessing ever! God has given me more than I could ever ask for!<br />My son, made me a Mother! He won't be my only child, but because of that he will be VERY special to me always! God knows I love him more than life itself!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghCWMYecpI/AAAAAAAAAUo/97qW1RxsUo0/s1600-h/100_2592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b0FichHuSxs/SghCWMYecpI/AAAAAAAAAUo/97qW1RxsUo0/s400/100_2592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334586707668791954" /></a>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145760790051918311noreply@blogger.com1